Before Yoshigan Shiba and Teru Uesugi arrived at Echigo, they already had differences.
Recently, in the dark night at Settsukuni Ishiyama and the main mountain of Honganji Temple, bells rang out from the upper and lower temples.
The sound of the bell echoed sadly in the mountains. It's not during morning and evening classes, but it happens one after another.
The tenth generation Dharma Master of Hongan Temple has attained the status of sitting Buddha.
The lineage of Honganji Temple is called Jodo Shinshu. Its first leader, Shinran Shonin, came from Mount Hiei and practiced hard for twenty years to no avail.
Later, he went down the mountain to learn from Master Faran and taught him the teachings of Pure Land religion.
The various schools of Buddhism introduced to Japan in the Tang Dynasty all had solemn Dharma and profound Dharma.
The Pure Land Sect flourished in the Song Dynasty, and Buddhism was simple and easy to understand, close to the secular world.
Shinran Master went a step further and said that one can become a Buddha by reciting just one sentence of Namo Amitabha, which attracted a large number of poor people from the lower classes.
You don't need to become a monk, you don't need to put down the butcher's knife to become a Buddha immediately. Evil parties, wild warriors, and the people of the country all believe in her teachings.
The true Buddhist teachings of the Pure Land Sect spoken by Shinran Master were later known as the Pure Land Shin Sect. He has always focused on reciting Namo Amitabha, and is also known as the Yixiang Sect.
The leader of the clan has always been a descendant of Master Shinluan.
The sect's main mountain, Honganji Temple, was moved many times. The tenth generation of Honganji Buddhist priest Zhengdu moved to Settsu Ishiyama and became Ishiyama Honganji Temple.
Now that the master has passed away, his daughter Honganji appears as the master and becomes the Dharma master.
The Honganji Temple was filled with incense smoke and the sound of chanting was constant. The Honganji Temple who had just succeeded seemed to have a sad face, but his eyes were bright and bright, and he could not hide his look.
After a busy night, she still had no sleep, so she took her cronies to Lai Lian's inner room to discuss matters.
The Honganji Temple appears to be disdainful.
"Takeda Harunobu sent someone to deliver a heavy gift. Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Terutora) came to Luo. She hoped that I would block his return."
Lai Lian was stunned.
"The mountains were closed by heavy snow in winter in Echigo. The Naga-tailed Kagetora's climb to Luo must have been before the mountains were closed. It's almost spring plowing now. She should be on her way back to lead the way now. I'm afraid she won't be able to make it in time."
She was born in the Xiajian family. Since the first generation of the Xiajian family, she has been following Master Luan, and her status is aloof.
Although she is a member of the family, she has outstanding abilities and is favored by Xianru, and she is already the head of the family.
Xian Ru smiled.
“The Wu family is cunning and I’m afraid there’s a plan within the plan, so I don’t want to pay attention to her.
However, I had intended to clean up Kaga and the others, so it was not like I had received her heavy gift in vain.
The bastard Nanari Norisu worked with Kaga and the others to fool Motoyama.
I received a heavy gift from Nagao Kagetora and allowed her to cross the border, but I didn't know anything about it. "
The Ichiko sect was reformed in the hands of the eighth-generation Buddhist master Honganji Rennyu, simplifying the rituals, gathering power, and building an organizational structure with three layers: Buddhist master, monastery, and lectures.
The Dharma Master is a master from Yixiang Sect, who is in charge of Shishan Yufang.
Honganji temples in various places are also called temples, and their management is delegated to acting officials.
Speak at the grassroots level and lead dozens or even hundreds of believers.
Religious doctrines have always been simple, and religious rituals have been simplified, so they expanded rapidly.
In Kii, Ise, Omi, Mikawa and other countries, their power grew rapidly.
The strongest branch is the Kaga Ichiku sect of Hokurikudo, which successfully captured a country and spread its faith to surrounding countries, making the samurai extremely fearful.
During the era of Xianru's mother, Master Zhengru, she suppressed the Xiangzong's expansion, stabilized its expanding territory, and made the martial arts men relax their vigilance.
However, this caused dissatisfaction within the Honganji Temple. Her daughter Xianru advocated that all countries should be exported to the outside world and that all countries could become Buddhist countries, which gained support within the sect.
Now that he is sitting down and appearing in a superior position, he cannot help but do something.
Nanari Noraishu was originally a young attendant of Ishiyama Gobo. To prove that he was valued by the Master, he was promoted to nun and sent to Kaga as acting official.
After Nanari Yorishu took office, he integrated the Kaga Ichikai sect and suppressed the pace of external expansion, which made Honganji appear disgusted.
Now that she is in power, it is time to take Qili Laizhou's surgery to change Xiang Zong's conservative strategy during the Zhengru era and move towards pioneering.
Lai Lian in the lower room naturally understands the thoughts of the Dharma Master. She does not like Qili Laizhou either, and has given several orders as the head of the mountain.
But there were some things that couldn't be rushed, and her excitement made her worried. Don't act too hastily, which would cause her pace to be disrupted.
"The Master is wise and Shichiri Laizhou has done nothing. It is time to reprimand her and order her to change her ways and expand the Hokurikudo Ichigo Sect."
Xianru obviously understood what she meant and said.
"You mean to keep her?"
"The Kaga Ichikazu clan has a complicated composition. We should first send someone to supervise Shichiri Norisu's work, and then we can slowly figure it out."
Xianru listened to her advice and was silent in thought.
The grassroots of the Yixiang sect used talk to control the believers, and then launched the Yixiang sect to drive away the Wu family lords with violence and establish branch offices to manage the territory.
Its essence is dual leadership, with the Zongni official and the leaders co-governing.
In the beginning, the Yikui was always successful. In Kaga, the three temple masters were in charge, and the leaders of the Yikui in various places were in disarray.
In particular, the unintentional and wanton expansion into Echizen, Noto, and Echichu met with fierce reactions from military experts from various countries.
Nanari Yorishu was sent to Kaga with a very important task, which was to establish the Oyama Gobo in the Kanazawa Plain and unify the Kaga Ichiko sect.
Xianru finally nodded and said.
"Then keep her first.
Let Yorijun Xiama go to Kaga and serve as the master of Oyama Gobobo.
He appointed Nourishu Nanari as the general of Kaga, sealed the borders, and called on believers from surrounding countries to launch a uprising. "
Shimo Lai Lian nodded, Honganji seemed to be calm-headed.
Although she wanted to expand her power, she still chose Hokurikudo to test the territory first and suppressed her desire to launch in the nearby mountains.
Ishiyama Honganji Temple is located in Settsu Province, but after years of religious expansion, it has its own port, more than ten commercial towns, and the surrounding fields are full of believers.
In the Settsu, Izumi, and Hanoi border areas, the power is huge. In addition, Omi has always responded to the Eastern and Western sects, which also has a profound influence.
Once it attracts the attention of the shogunate, the consequences are unpredictable, so it is better to try it on Hokuriku Road first.
Xianru said again.
"Order Mikawa to activate Yixiang Yikui.
The three families of Imagawa, Matsudaira, and Oda are fighting endlessly, and the believers are in trouble. Let the Buddhist kingdom on earth find a way out for them. "
Not only Hokurikudo but also Tokaido should be visited.
Lai Lian asked.
"Then how will Ambassador Takeda respond?"
Xianru replied coldly.
"Let her leave her things and go away. The Takeda family will be satisfied with Kaga."
Takeda Harunobu sent people to the Tendai Sect of Mount Hiei to pray for Buddha, and asked the master to go east to Kai Country to lecture on scriptures, which made Hianru very angry.
These two betting foxes keep giving gifts to befriend themselves while pretending to believe in the Tiantai Sect. It's really disgusting.
But she didn't want to break up the relationship and make friends at a distance and attack at home. She might not be able to use the Kai-Takeda family one day.
The Tendai Sect of Mount Hiei has long since faded away, and even after the split of Mount Koya, it was also in decline.
The Yixiang Sect, which works deep at the bottom, does not care about these declining sects who are taking the upper-level route.
What Xian Ru is most afraid of is the Nichiren Sect, which was suppressed by the Tendai Sect. After being driven out of Kyoto, it turned to the grassroots to spread its faith and had a large number of believers in Kobo Shang Town.
She ordered with a sneer.
"Nichiren's heretical words confuse the public. Within the sphere of influence of the Ichigo Sect, believers will be killed without mercy."
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